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Requesting Approval for CAS Exceptions

Synopsis

Cost Accounting Standards (CAS*) exceptions are costs that are ordinarily unallowable as direct costs on a federal award because they are covered by Facilities and Administrative (F&A*) costs. They include expenses in such general ledger (G/L*) accounts as:

  1. Clerical, secretarial and administrative salaries
  2. Office supplies and materials (6460xx)
  3. Copier supplies and materials (646800)
  4. Office subscriptions, periodicals, books (646100)
  5. Computer Supplies and Materials (640800)
  6. Postage (693600)
  7. Local phone/cellphone/pagers/internet (6982xx, 698300)
  8. Non-capital general purpose equipment, including computers and software (677xxx)
  9. Associations dues, memberships and certification fees (690600)
  10. Entertainment (6932xx)
  11. Business meetings (6960xx)

Such costs may be allowable if "unlike circumstances" can be justified and documented.

This is a pre-award procedure at the time of a new or competing award if these types of costs were included in the proposal budget.

This is a post-award procedure during the course of the project if these types of costs were unanticipated but are found to be necessary to complete the work.

pre PreAward Procedure

pre PostAward Procedure

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